Airports serving cities with the same or similar names

October 31, 2013 9:16 AM

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Granada, Spain

| Granada-Jaén Federico García Lorca (GRX)
Lamenda Kingdon of Plymouth, England, booked a trip to Granada, Spain, to see the city's jewel, the Alhambra. But due to a spelling mistake, she ended up on a flight to the island of Grenada, thousands of miles away.

| London City (LCY); London Stansted Airport (STN); Heathrow Airport (LHR); Gatwick Airport (LGW); London Luton (LTN)
How many airports does it take to service the biggest city in the European Union? Enough to make any traveler's head spin.

| Aeroporto di Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci (FCO) and Aeroporto di Ciampino (CIA)
Each year around 15 million tourists visit Rome, Italy. And no wonder, as the city is peppered with glorious, ancient sights such as the Coliseum.

| Roma Airport (RMA)
While Roma, located in the remote Australian state of South West Queensland, doesn’t have quite the same draw as Italy’s Rome, it is home to the Big Rig and Oil and Gas Museum. Pictured is an oil exploration test site in the region.

| Portland International Jetport (PWM)
Landing in Portland, Maine, when you meant to fly into Portland, Ore., could be a happy accident. The city – not unlike its Northwest counterpart – has been reinvigorated thanks to new hotels, restaurants and shops.

| J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY)
Music-lovers who hope to catch a glimpse of the Sydney Opera House in Australia, but instead end up in Sydney, Canada, need not fret – the quaint Nova Scotia city is home to the world’s largest fiddle.